Where Does All That Oil Go?

I've owned two W123 diesels, an '85 300D and my current
car, and '82 300CD. Their engines hold 8 quarts of oil.
And yet, when I drain the oil preparatory to changing

it, I only get about six quarts out. (I put the used
oil into 1-gallon plastic milk jugs, so this volume
isn't difficult to estimate.)
I understad that some amount of oil is going to cling to
the inside of the engine as a film -- but *two quarts?*
Fully twenty-five percent of the rated capacity? There
has to be some cavity or other in the engine where a
substantial volume of dirty oil is pooling, but damned
if I can think of where it'd be. Yes, I open the filter
canister when I drain the used oil, but that's only
good for a pint or so.
Geoff

--
Scourging the world of liberalism,
one sniveling jerkoff at a time.

I'm aware of it, having replaced my car's radiator in
my driveway a couple of years ago. But I'm surprised
that it holds two quarts of oil. And even given that
it apparently does, one would think that since the oil
cooler is oriented vertically, it would drain into the
crankcase when the engine is shut off.
Geoff

--
Scourging the world of liberalism,
one sniveling jerkoff at a time.

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